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An archive of objects from the museum collections at Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site that have been previously featured on the site's "Object of the Month" web site.

Prince of Mantua and Montferrat Medal

April 01, 2024 Posted by: David R. Daly

An honorary medal awarded to Henry W. Longfellow by Charles Ottley Groom Napier, the self-styled Prince of Mantua and Montferrat.

Longfellow, Mantua, Montferrat, medal, prince, Napier, award, Longfellow

 

Massachusetts Women's Centennial Committee Medal

July 28, 2023 Posted by: David R. Daly

An 1876 Massachusetts Women's Centennial Committee Medal, with accompanying note written by Henry W. Longfellow.

HenryWadsworth Longfellow, SarahHooper, medal, Centennial, 1876